2023 IFAF Men's Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championship

2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship
Tournament information
SportFlag football
LocationShah Alam
Dates27–29 October
Host Malaysia
Venue1
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Thailand
Runner-up New Zealand
3rd place Japan

The 2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship is the inaugural edition of the IFAF Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championship, the continental tournament featuring national flag football teams from Asia and Oceania. It was held from 27 to 29 October 2023 at the EV Arena in Shah Alam, Malaysia.[1][2]

Thailand is the inaugural champions.[3]

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Japan 5 5 0 183 44 +139 SemifInals — 20–12 46–13 45–13 37–6 35–0
2  Australia 5 4 1 180 58 +122 Quarterfinals 12–20 — 50–7 47–12 33–13 38–6
3  Kuwait 5 3 2 138 144 −6 13–46 7–50 — 42–24 43–6 33–18
4  India 5 1 4 100 181 −81 5th–8th place match 13–45 12–47 24–42 — 19–21 32–26
5  Philippines 5 1 4 59 146 −87 6–37 13–33 6–43 21–19 — 13–14
6  Singapore 5 1 4 64 151 −87 10th place match 0–35 6–38 18–33 26–32 14–13 —
Source: JAFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Thailand 4 3 1 141 107 +34 SemifInals — 26–19 49–34 26–34 40–20
2  New Zealand 4 3 1 112 85 +27 Quarterfinals 19–26 — 27–20 32–26 34–13
3  Malaysia 4 2 2 120 117 +3 34–49 20–27 — 33–20 33–21
4  Indonesia 4 2 2 113 104 +9 5th–8th place match 34–26 26–32 20–33 — 33–13
5  South Korea 4 0 4 67 140 −73 20–40 13–34 21–33 13–33 —
Source: JAFA

Playoffs

Classification

5th–8th place

5th–8th place Seventh place
      
A4  India L
B5  South Korea W
B4  Indonesia 14
B5  South Korea 12
B4  Indonesia W
A5  Philippines L Fifth place
QF1  Kuwait 24
QF2  Malaysia 39

Source: IFAF, 2

9th–11th place

9th–11th place Tenth place
      
 India 27
 Philippines 33
A6  Singapore 13
 India 12

Final

Top teams from each group received a bye to the semifinals while the next top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.[4]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A3  Kuwait 26
B2  New Zealand 33
A1  Japan 33
B2  New Zealand 40
A1  Thailand 31
B1  New Zealand 21
A2  Australia 33
B3  Malaysia 31
B2  Thailand 48 Third place
A2  Australia 21
B2  Japan 38
A2  Australia 7

Source: IFAF, 2

Standings

Rank Team
 Thailand
 New Zealand
 Japan
4  Australia
5  Malaysia
6  Kuwait
7  Indonesia
8  South Korea
9  Philippines
10  Singapore
11  India

Source: IFAF

See also

References

  1. ^ Azharie, Farah (28 October 2023). "Malaysia hope to make their mark in Flag football". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ Azharie, Farah (27 October 2023). "Flag Football flying in Shah Alam". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ Sankar, Vimal (29 October 2023). "Thailand and Japan win inaugural Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships golds". Inside the Games.biz. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Flag Semis M". International Federation of American Football. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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